1.   The killings prompted spontaneous protests in several German cities.

2.   At the time, there was widespread expectation on both sides that the killings would prompt revenge attacks.

3.   Recent school killings have prompted calls for banning almost every potential weapon from flint knives to nuclear bombs.

4.   The killing prompted three nights of rioting in Cincinnati and authorities were on guard against more unrest because of the grand jury decision.

5.   The killings prompted Israeli negotiators to walk out on talks with Palestinians in Taba, Egypt.

6.   The killing prompted an outpouring of sympathy and fear in the working class neighborhood where Tamiqua and her family had lived for years.

7.   Coupled with a recent mini crime wave, the killing prompted the public order minister to call an emergency meeting and order more police to hit the streets.

8.   Recent caste killings prompted New Delhi late last month to fire the Bihar government on grounds that law and order had disintegrated there.

9.   The caste killings prompted the Hindu nationalist-led federal government to fire the state government, run by a socialist party, last month.

10.   The Dunblane killings prompted demands for a total ban on handguns.